The Anghan people ( Jju: , Tyap: , , Hausa: ) are an ethnic group found in

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and Kachia LGAs of southern

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, in the

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area of

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Distribution

The Anghan people are mainly found in

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of southern

. The Anghan alongside the Bakulu are the smaller of the groups in the local government with each having just a ward only despite their numbers, decried Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah.

Religion

About 80% of the Anghans are Christian adherents (with

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s making up 80.0%,

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s 10.0% and Independent 10.0%), while the other 18.0% of the population is said to practice traditional religion and possibly a few (less than 2%) are Muslims.

Language

The people speak the Nghan language. They also speak

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and

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languages.

Kingship stool

The Anghan people are primarily found in Anghan Chiefdom and its rulers are known as ''Ngbiar''. The current monarch is His Royal Highness (HRH) Ngbiar Adamu Alkali, ''Ngbiar Anghan''. The chiefdom headquarters is at Fadan Kamantan,

References

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